VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
Operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Frankfurt-listed German automotive conglomerate Volkswagen AG, the company acts as the official UK importer and distributor for passenger and commercial vehicles under brands including Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, CUPRA, and Škoda.
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Cash
£48m
+18.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£648m
+7% vs 2024
Employees
978
-2.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£170m
+37.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,636,900,000 | £12,836,300,000 | £13,184,100,000 | +2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £129,300,000 | £61,200,000 | £122,500,000 | +100.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £184,700,000 | £123,200,000 | £169,800,000 | +37.8% | |
| Net profit | £140,500,000 | £87,900,000 | £132,700,000 | +51% | |
| Cash | £46,200,000 | £40,600,000 | £48,000,000 | +18.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £752,000,000 | £682,700,000 | £729,400,000 | +6.8% | |
| Net assets | £659,200,000 | £605,300,000 | £647,900,000 | +7% | |
| Equity | £659,200,000 | £605,300,000 | £647,900,000 | +7% | |
| Average employees | 1,004 | 1,002 | 978 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £77,100,000 | £75,900,000 | £74,500,000 | -1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,000,000 | £1,100,000 | £1,400,000 | +27.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,749 | £22,282 | £10,000 | -55.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £600,000 | £700,000 | £800,000 | +14.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.2% | 9.0% | 16.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.6% | 85.3% | 85.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.11x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 14.37x | 4.64x | 12.63x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 1995-11-03 → present
- V.A.G. (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1995-11-03
- VOLKSWAGEN (G.B.) LIMITED 1953-01-01 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As detailed in note 3 the directors have assessed the company's ability to continue as a going concern and have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED · parent
- James Young Limited 100%
- Volkswagen Group Insurance and Risk Management Services (UK) Ltd 100%
- Volkswagen Group Pension Scheme Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On September 18 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publicly announced in a Notice of Violation that irregularities in relation to nitrogen oxide (Nox) emissions had been discovered in emissions tests on certain Volkswagen Group vehicles with 2.0 litre diesel engines in the USA.”
- “Actions have been filed in courts in England, Wales and Scotland against the Company, Volkswagen AG and other Volkswagen companies in connection with various other diesel vehicles.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 100 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAINOR, James | Secretary | 2018-12-01 | — | — |
| BLATECKY, Regis | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jun 1971 | German |
| FEUEREIS, Ulrich | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1975 | German |
| NEWTON, John Dean | Director | 2019-09-01 | May 1973 | British |
| O'SULLIVAN, Damien Andrew | Director | 2024-12-01 | Sep 1979 | Irish |
Show 100 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAUNACK, Uwe Albert Wilhelm | Secretary | 2004-01-20 | 2009-01-01 |
| CLINCH, Rodney David | Secretary | — | 2002-02-28 |
| FOLC, Lukas | Secretary | 2016-06-01 | 2018-12-01 |
| IBACH, Juergen Wilhelm | Secretary | 2009-01-01 | 2012-04-01 |
| LARKIN, Thomas Francis Oliver | Secretary | 2002-02-28 | 2004-01-20 |
| MUND, Stephen Bernhard Wilhelm | Secretary | 2012-04-01 | 2015-09-01 |
| OBROWSKI, Michael Alexander | Secretary | 2015-09-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| ABBOTT, John Jan | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| ADELT, Bruno, Doctor | Director | 2003-04-09 | 2004-01-01 |
| ANTLITZ, Arno | Director | 2010-04-29 | 2014-04-01 |
| ANTLITZ, Arno | Director | 2010-04-29 | 2014-04-01 |
| BAUNACK, Uwe Albert Wilhelm | Director | 2014-04-21 | 2017-05-09 |
| BAUNACK, Uwe Albert Wilhelm | Director | 2004-01-20 | 2009-01-01 |
| BOESCH, Dominique Francois Xavier | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| BUCHELHOFER, Robert, Doctor | Director | 1996-03-11 | 2003-04-09 |
| CARTER, David James | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| CHARDON, Xavier Robert Raphael | Director | 2014-04-21 | 2014-11-01 |
| CLAASSEN, Utz | Director | 1993-11-05 | 1997-04-11 |
| CORNISH, Michael John | Director | — | 1993-01-29 |
| COVER, Peter Arnold | Director | — | 1994-01-04 |
| CRAFT, Christopher Noel | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| DAHLHEIM, Christian | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2020-11-01 |
| DE MEO, Luca | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| DIAZ RUIZ, Juan Jose | Director | 1993-11-05 | 1996-03-11 |
| DIERKESMANN, Ulf Konrad | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2019-08-21 |
| DILGER, Frank, Dr | Director | 2016-02-08 | 2016-12-01 |
| DUNLOP, Robert Fergus | Director | — | 1993-02-05 |
| EHINGER, Kristian Adalbert Walter, Dr | Director | — | 1996-03-11 |
| EICHHORN, Werner | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2014-04-01 |
| FLANDORFER, Georg, Doctor | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2006-02-28 |
| FLANDORFER, Georg, Dr | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2003-09-22 |
| FLEGER, Reihnard Walter | Director | 2010-04-29 | 2010-10-01 |
| FLEGER, Reihnard Walter | Director | 2010-04-29 | 2010-10-01 |
| FOLC, Lukas | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2019-09-01 |
| FRISCH, Michael Andreas Max Friedrich | Director | 2014-04-21 | 2016-05-01 |
| FUNK, Jochen Matthias | Director | 2010-05-18 | 2012-02-14 |
| FUNK, Jochen Matthias | Director | 2010-05-18 | 2012-02-14 |
| HERCOG, Jaroslav | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2019-08-21 |
| HILL, Malcolm | Director | — | 1993-02-05 |
| HORN, Michael | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| HORN, Michael, Executive Director Sales | Director | 1997-07-09 | 1999-11-04 |
| HUNT, Charles Leonard | Director | 1994-03-17 | 1999-01-01 |
| IBACH, Juergen Wilhelm | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-04-01 |
| IDE, Richard Birkett | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| JACOBY, Stefan | Director | 2006-02-28 | 2007-11-20 |
| JAMES, Kevin Lloyd | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2006-02-28 |
| KANTNER, Manfred | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2019-08-21 |
| KAPPLER, Fred Wilhelm | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-04-29 |
| KAPPLER, Fred | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2006-02-28 |
| KELLY, Dermot Francis | Director | 1995-11-28 | 1999-05-17 |
| KLINGLER, Christian | Director | 2009-04-30 | 2015-10-05 |
| KNIGHT, Fintan Roger | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| KNOX, Michael James Greig | Director | — | 2000-03-31 |
| KRUGER, Berthold | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2009-03-15 |
| LAFRENTZ, Jan Henrik | Director | 2009-03-15 | 2010-05-18 |
| LARKIN, Thomas Francis Oliver | Director | 2000-03-24 | 2004-01-20 |
| MORRIS, Graham John | Director | 1996-03-11 | 1997-02-28 |
| MOSELEY, Dexter Graham | Director | 1995-11-20 | 1995-11-21 |
| MUIR, James Morys | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| MUND, Stephen Bernhard Wilhelm | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2015-09-01 |
| OBROWSKI, Michael Alexander | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| OBROWSKI, Michael Alexander | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| OFFERMANN, Andreas, Dr | Director | 2012-02-14 | 2016-08-04 |
| POETSCH, Hans Dieter | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2006-02-28 |
| RENZ, Michael Julius | Director | 2014-04-21 | 2015-01-01 |
| ROSE, Kevin John | Director | 1995-11-28 | 2005-05-19 |
| ROWLAND, Roland Walter | Director | — | 1993-02-05 |
| SACHS, Hans Ulrich, Herr | Director | 1999-11-03 | 2000-07-14 |
| SANDER, Lothar | Director | 2000-03-24 | 2010-04-29 |
| SANDER, Martin | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2021-11-08 |
| SANTELMANN, Lars Henner | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2005-06-30 |
| SCHMIDT, Detlef, Herr | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2003-09-23 |
| SCHMITT, Hermann | Director | 2014-04-21 | 2016-08-04 |
| SCHOMBURG, Harald | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2012-09-24 |
| SCHOT, Abraham | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2014-04-01 |
| SCHWARZENBAUER, Peter Anton | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2012-10-01 |
| SEIDL, Rainer Ernst | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| SELZER, Hans Ulrich Karl | Director | 2016-08-04 | 2017-05-01 |
| SEVIN-ALLOUET, Paul | Director | 2012-02-14 | 2013-09-01 |
| SMITH, Alexander James Campbell | Director | 2019-01-07 | 2024-12-13 |
| SPECHT, Wolf Stefan, Dr | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| SPECHT, Wolf Stefan, Dr | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2017-11-01 |
| SPICER, Paul George Bulle | Director | — | 1993-02-05 |
| STACKMANN, Juergen Heinz Heinrich | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-25 |
| THOMAS, Simon Peter | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2013-08-31 |
| TRACEY, Robert | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| UTERMARCK, Jan, Dr. | Director | 2016-08-04 | 2019-08-21 |
| VAHLAND, Winfried | Director | 1996-03-11 | 1997-04-29 |
| WANDER-LABBE, Imelda Eleonore | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2019-08-21 |
| WEYLER, Ralph Joachim | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2006-02-28 |
| WHITTEN, Robert Edward | Director | — | 1993-02-05 |
| WIEDEMANN, Bernd | Director | 1996-03-11 | 2006-02-28 |
| WIEDERHOLD, Hans Dieter | Director | — | 1993-02-08 |
| WILLCOX, Paul Anthony | Director | 2013-09-16 | 2013-12-13 |
| WILLIS, Jeremy Thomas Paul | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| WILLIS, Jeremy Thomas Paul | Director | 2000-03-24 | 2006-02-28 |
| WITTIG, Detlef Ernst | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2010-04-29 |
| WITTIG, Detlef Ernst | Director | — | 2005-04-14 |
| WOOLCOCK, Robin Arthur John | Director | 1994-01-24 | 2011-09-01 |
| WYHINNY, Gianpiero Michael | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2006-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 361 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.